Premier-designate Christine Fréchette won the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership on April 12, receiving 57.9 per cent of votes cast. (Photo courtesy of Radio-Canada/Sylvain Roy Roussel) Christine Fréchette chosen CAQ leader and new Quebec premier Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Christine Fréchette was chosen as the new leader of the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec by a vote of…
Boisé Neilson in Sainte-Foy is home to many species of birds and rare stands of trees. (Photo courtesy of Les Amis du Boisé Nelson) Rourke family donates land to Boisé Neilson preservation project Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com W. Rourke Ltd., a prominent family construction company with deep roots in the local English-speaking community, has donated…
COMMENTARY: Twenty-five years ago, party defectors created the Bloc Québecois Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Floor-crossing in Canadian politics is so common it’s surprising the parties a member has bolted from can…
TRAM TRACKER: Three downtown buildings to be demolished for tramway station Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com One of the busiest corners in downtown Quebec City is to…
The pedestrian bridge across the Laurentienne Autoroute could be slated for demolition. (Photo from Radio-Canada) City may demolish second bridge over Laurentienne Autoroute Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com The two pedestrian bridges across the Laurentienne Autoroute could both disappear in the coming…
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: In memory of Frederick G. Todd Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This imposing bust of Frederick G. Todd stands on Avenue George-VI within Battlefields Park, which Todd planned and designed….
Raised tramway in operation by 2033, with 30,000 newly planted trees, officials say Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Quebec City officials invited citizens on April 9 to an open house at the…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce April 18, 1771 – The Quebec Gazette On Wednesday night, the 10th instant, a fire broke out in the…
Une ville, un livre initiative puts local literature in the spotlight Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com We are living in the city of words. Quebec is recognized by UNESCO as a City…
Region registers first measles cases in seven years Region registers first measles cases in seven years Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com The Capitale-Nationale region has…